Surgical treatment; a practical treatise on the therapy of surgical diseases for the use of practitioners and students of surgery . Fig. 916.—Excision of Lower Lip with Provision for Plastic Flaps to Cover the Defect. angle of the mouth, the mucous membrane lining the cheek should be dividedon a level about 1 cm. higher than the division of the skin on the outer side ofthe cheek in order to provide mucous membrane to be turned out to form acovering for the newly constructed part of the lip (Figs. 912 and 913).. Fig. 917.—Lip Restored by Plastic Flaps. In cases in which the whole or nearly the
Surgical treatment; a practical treatise on the therapy of surgical diseases for the use of practitioners and students of surgery . Fig. 916.—Excision of Lower Lip with Provision for Plastic Flaps to Cover the Defect. angle of the mouth, the mucous membrane lining the cheek should be dividedon a level about 1 cm. higher than the division of the skin on the outer side ofthe cheek in order to provide mucous membrane to be turned out to form acovering for the newly constructed part of the lip (Figs. 912 and 913).. Fig. 917.—Lip Restored by Plastic Flaps. In cases in which the whole or nearly the whole of the lower lip is removed,the V should have a wide angle (Figs. 914 and 915) or the excisionshould be in the form of a U. As much of the chin as possible should bepreserved. Horizontal incision should be carried outward from the cornersof the mouth as described above. These incisions should be made higherin the mucous membrane than in the skin. Two lower incisions should curve TREATMENT OF INJURIES AND DISEASES OF THE HEAD 253
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